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title: "NSCHT Crisis Alternative Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire"
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# NSCHT Crisis Alternative Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nscht-crisis-alternative-provision-for-stoke-on-trent-north-staffordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4c3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust: "NSCHT Crisis Alternative Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-staffordshire-combined-healthcare-nhs-trust-nhs-rly)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b4c3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nscht-crisis-alternative-provision-for-stoke-on-trent-north-staffordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4c3#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning
Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) who are looking to undertake a Competitive Process for a Crisis Alternative Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire .
The service is intended to provide a Crisis House / Sanctuary / Safe Haven-type service for those in Mental Health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission. 
NSCHT would like to invite all potential providers to
an Engagement Event Monday 2nd December 2024
1:00pm-2:00pm via Microsoft Teams.
The purpose of the Engagement Event is to share
the background and the need for this service locally and share the intended outcomes of the service. Commissioners would like to understand the current market and their perspectives. 
Interested providers can register their interest on
the Atamis Portal and answer the short
questionnaire in project C318433 'NSCHT Crisis Alternative Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire'.
The deadline for submitting interest is Wednesday 27th November 2024 12:00pm. Providers who have
registered an interest will then be sent the link to
the engagement event before the event starts on
Monday 2nd December 2024 (1:00pm).
Should providers have any queries, or have any
problems using the portal, they should contact the
Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Following the event, the Competitive Process for
this opportunity will be advertised on Find a Tender
in due course.
The estimated contract value is £1,100,000 for a 5 year contract (3 years with an option to extend once, and then once again). This value is subject to change.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Competitive Process - dates to be confirmed. Additional information: The competitive tendering process to which this ITT
relates to and further to which the Authority intends
to purchase the Services as set out in regulation 11
of the provider select...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036136-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-07T15:20:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T23:41:57.691Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b4c3